''Shava Ni Girdhari Lal'' () is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Gippy Grewal Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He mad ...

from a screenplay co-written with

Rana Ranbir Rana Ranbir Singh is an Indian Punjabi actor working in Punjabi cinema and Hindi cinema. Early life and education After completing a bachelor's degree from Desh Bhagat College Dhuri, he received a postgraduate degree in theater and television f ...

. Produced by Gippy Grewal,

Vashu Bhagnani Vashu Bhagnani is an Indian film producer who works in Bollywood films. His films include '' Coolie No. 1'' (1995), '' Hero No. 1'' (1997), ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action come ...

and Ashu Munish Sahani under the banners of Humble Motion Pictures, Pooja Entertainment and Omjee Star Studios, it stars Gippy Grewal, Neeru Bajwa, and Himanshi Khurana. Yami Gautam also stars in film marking her comeback in Punjabi film industry after 10 years. The film is a period comedy and plot is set in the 1940s. The

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...

of the film began on 3 April 2021, and it was theatrically released on 17 December 2021.

Cast

as Girdhari Lal (Magghar Singh Sandhu) *

Neeru Bajwa Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1975) is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has mainly worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film '' Main Solah Baras Ki'' and then moved on to work ...

as Shamo * Himanshi Khurana as Surjeet Kaur * Payal Rajput as Kammo * Sara Gurpal as Jinder *

Yami Gautam Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Hindi films. She sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for Glow & Lovely and began her acting career in television shows, followed ...

as Mannat * Surilie Gautam as Bhaggo *Prabh Grewal *Tanu Grewal as Kuljeet *

Karamjit Anmol Karamjit Anmol is an Indian actor, comedian, singer and film producer active in the Punjabi entertainment industry. He has worked in Punjabi movies including ''Laavaan Phere'' and '' Carry on Jatta 2''. He has also acted in the comedy plays "OMG ...

as Jaggar Singh *

* Seema Kaushal * Sardar Sohi * Raghveer Boli *

Prince Kanwaljit Singh Prince Kanwaljit Singh (born 2 March 1980), commonly known as Prince K.J Singh, is an Indian film actor, dialogue writer, and director. He is known for his works in Punjabi cinema. Prince became well-known after receiving plaudits for his per ...

* Akshita Sharma * Raj Dhaliwal as Parsinni * Chandan Gill * Baljinder Kaur * Balwinder Begowal * Ranjit Punia * Harinder Bhullar * Dilraj Udey * Honey Mattu * Aman Kotish * Nisha Bano * Nooran Kaur

Production

is a co-producer of the film, it is his first Punjabi film as producer. 52 popular actors from Punjabi film industry are cast in one film for the first time. Principal photography of the film started on 3 April 2021.

Release and reception

The film was released theatrically on 17 December 2021.

Critical response

Kiddaan.com gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and praised the performances of cast. They didn't appreciate the theme and ending of the film and stated, "We believe this movie could have been a great watch if the makers would have tried to keep the theme of the movie specific." Concluding they said, "we are ending this review with a very straight forward and not honey-coated conclusion that you might like the movie only if you are a hard-core Gippy Grewal fan."

Soundtrack

The full soundtrack of the film is composed by Jatinder Shah with lyrics by

Happy Raikoti Happy Raikoti is an Indian singer , lyricist and actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film ...

Kumaar Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist active in Bollywood cinema. Some of his more successful songs include '' Rula ke gaya ishq, '' Tu bhi royega'', ''Dil ki aadat'', '' Baby Doll'','' Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan'', ...

Amrit Maan Amrit Maan is an Indian singer, songwriter and actor associated with Punjabi film and music. He rose to fame after the release of his debut, ''Desi Da Drum'' in 2015. He is also known for his debut film Channa Mereya. Early life Maan was born ...

, Satinder Sartaaj, Ricky Khan. The songs are sung by

, Sunidhi Chauhan, Satinder Sartaaj, Amrit Maan and G Khan. Title track "Shava Ni Girdhari Lal" was released on 5 December 2021. Second track "Gori Diyan Jhanjhran" sung by Sunidhi Chauhan was released on 8 December 2021.

Track list

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt15340570 2021 films Punjabi-language Indian films 2020s Punjabi-language films Films scored by Jatinder Shah Indian comedy films 2021 comedy films